This is on a gondola in Venice, Italy. We loved Venice. Just cruising along thinking about the big pile of Italian food that we would have for dinner and what other amazing adventures would be waiting......And trying to look cool..not sure about that????

not always old

It might seem strange but we were not always old. This is Grammy before she was grammy and before she was Mom. In 1975 we were hanging out at a castle in Heidleberg,  Germany note the Rhine River in the background. Just amazing places and wonderful people.

big motor

Hey Matthew, this is what the motor in my school bus looks like. It is BIG!!!! If you get Mom or Dad to show you these numbers they go like this....it has 205 horespower. You can look at each number by itself 2 0 5. The bus was made in 1 9 9 6. It has gone 117,364 miles. It is Friday so I have on my Chargers shirt. I hope you are having fun and I miss you. Love Papa

Teenagers 40 years removed, these cars are amazing! The little blue doll in the front is under a sign that says "doll, and custom surfboard-$75,000, comes with free 1948 woodie" We are really thinking " our two little grandsons would dig these cars" So we send a picture and our love. Grammy and Papa

The annual Wavecrest woodie show in Encinitas. What a beautiful day! See the beach in the background. Over 200 woodies from all over and Vickie is ready to catch some waves and go cruzin' with this classic '48. Check out the mechanic dummy on the floor. The sun, surf, Beach Boys in the background and it is So. Cal at its finest.

big bus

Hi, this is mostly to show Matthew and Raeden a picture of the bus I drive, which was taken on Matthew's birthday. Matthew, you can see the bus has letters and numbers on it. That is why it is important to learn them. I drive bus 64. It is over 40 feet long. It carries 84 students-that is a lot. I have 57 kids on my route. 50 of the kids are real well behaved and 7 are a little crazy but I like them also. As you can see the bus has lots of lights which are for safety. Safety is always very important. Anyway that is my job. Next week will be a picture of Grammy's job.

Matthew turns four this week-Happy Birthday! Here is a poem I wrote for you and Raeden. Two little boys-I have two little grandsons, Matthew and Rae, they live in Wisconsin, sort of far away. Matthew, now 4 and Rae just 2, they grow up so fast, what can I do? We had so much fun when we saw them this summer to pack up and leave was really a bummer! We chat on the phone and they jabber away, I love them so much, what else can I say? I had no idea this grandparent role would have so many joys, but maybe it is because you have not met these two little boys. PAPA